• MONDAY 3/10: third trimester begins, boys track and field @ Wartburg + UNI Dome
  • TUESDAY 3/11: girls track and field @ UNI Dome
  • THURSDAY 3/13: boys track and field @ Lied Rec Center
  • FRIDAY 3/14: 2 hour early release, girls track and field @ Lied Rec Center
  • SPRING BREAK 3/17-21: NO SCHOOL
The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story
The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story
The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story
Xiaoyi Zhu

Xiaoyi Zhu, Design Editor

(she/her) Xiaoyi Zhu is a senior at West and this is her third year on staff as design editor. In her free time, she enjoys watering her new plant aloe named Patrick and making art masterpieces.

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Limited edition

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Xiaoyi Zhu, Design Editor
May 17, 2022
Resources

[Photo] Recovery

March 3, 2022
Brain infographic

Teachers should be aware of how the content they teach is potentially triggering to students and use trigger warnings accordingly.

[Photo] Editorial: Trigger warning

January 25, 2022
West High athletes Olivia Taeger, Caden Noeller and Noah DeSaulniers compete in their sports.

[Photo] Overlooked

November 22, 2021
Breaking Barriers Infographic

[Photo] Breaking barriers

Krisha Kapoor and Miguel Cohen Suarez
October 7, 2021
As prospective college athletes decide among collegiate divisions, some athletes face the stigma associated with lower-division athletic programs.

[Photo] Sectioning stigma

Soomin Koh and Heidi Du
June 4, 2021
WSS investigates the long-term effects of separating students into different learning programs.

[Photo] The division decision

April 23, 2021
Despite progress made toward the inclusion of transgender and non-binary athletes in high school sports, challenges and stigmas are still prevalent in athletic programs throughout the state.

[Photo] Beyond the binary

February 26, 2021
The new esports club is an up-and-coming activity at West High.

[Photo] The esports report

December 20, 2020
Learning via video call has unexpected side effects for students.

[Photo] Zoomed out

Alice Meng, Print Copy Editor
November 22, 2020
The Editorial Board takes a stance on whether curriculum should be voluntary or mandatory long-term.

[Photo] Editorial: voluntary or required

April 16, 2020
Editorial art photo

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[Photo] Double duty

Misha Canin and Jessica Moonjely
November 18, 2019
Meet the new hires at West High.

[Photo] Fresh faced faculty

Natalie Dunlap and Jessica Moonjely
October 7, 2019
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